Posted on 03/01/2021 6:47:39 PM PST by marshmallow
In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI recalls that his renunciation of the papacy was a “difficult choice” but made “in full conscience,” believing that he did well.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s resignation from the papacy, which became effective eight years ago, [28 February 2013] was a “difficult choice,” but made “in full conscience” – one which he has not regretted at all.
Once again, the Pope Emeritus, albeit in a subdued voice, repeats what he has already said several times to dismiss the “somewhat fanatical friends” who continue to see “conspiracy theories” behind his decision to leave the Chair of St. Peter by retiring for reasons of old age.
This was reiterated by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in an interview with Corriere della Sera.
A difficult but correct decision
“It was a difficult decision,” explains the Pope Emeritus, "but I made it in full conscience, and I believe I did well. Some of my friends who are a bit ‘fanatical’ are still angry; they did not want to accept my choice. I am thinking about the conspiracy theories which followed it: those who said it was because of the Vatileaks scandal, those who said it was because of the case of the conservative Lefebvrian theologian, Richard Williamson. They did not want to believe it was a conscious decision, but my conscience is clear.”
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If there were to be two Popes, it wouldn’t be the first time.
There isn’t even one pope. There is a popester, a fraud and an antichrist.
pope Soros is no Pope.
There’s either one, Pope Benedict, or there’s none, because Francis the Fraud isn’t Catholic, much less a Pope.
True that. Fractional at best and only for short periods kind of like our fake president.
I agree with Pope Benedict there are not two popes .
The ordination of Papacy, once accepted, cannot be denied. Peter denied Christ 3 times. Yet, his leadership of the Church continued. Benedict is Pope until his death.
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